Police: 30 people might have witnessed assault

1:59 AM,
Aug. 2, 2013

Newark Division of Police and Newark Division of Fire respond to an assault Wednesday in the 100 block of Clinton Street. The assault was serious enough to call for a medical helicopter. The call came in around 9:15 p.m.

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About 30 people might have been in the area while an assault severely injured an 18-year-old, but police don't have any leads regarding suspects.

The victim of the Wednesday night assault on Clinton Street was stable Thursday morning at Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University, Newark Division of Police Sgt. Paul Davis said.

The 18-year-old suffered numerous injuries to the head and facial area, Davis said. The victim was hit in the back of the head with some sort of blunt object, but that object has not been identified or located. ...